Dear Red,
If you’re reading this, you’ve gotten out. And if you’ve come this far, maybe you’re willing to come a little further. You remember the name of the town, don’t you? I could use a good man to help me get my project on wheels. I’ll keep an eye out for you and the chessboard ready.
Remember, Red. Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies. I will be hoping that this letter finds you, and finds you well.
Your friend,
Andy
亲爱的瑞德，
如果你读到此信，那么你已经出狱了。既然已经走了那么远，不妨再坚持一下。你应该还记得那个小镇的名字吧？我需要一个好人来帮助我实现计划，我会备妥一切等着你。
请记住，瑞德。希望是好事，也许是人间至善。而美好的事情永不消逝。希望你读到此信，也希望你一切安好。
你的朋友，
安迪
Title image: Der Gefangene by Nikolaj Alexandrowitsch Jaroschenko, 1878.
Text quoted from Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King, 1982.